Billionaire populist Andrej Babis and his ANO party won the Czech parliamentary election with about 35% of the vote (81 of 200 seats), short of a majority.

He’s expected to lead coalition talks, likely with two small right-wing eurosceptic groups — Motorists for Themselves and Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD).

Egyptian Foreign Ministry:

Egypt will host two delegations from Israel and Hamas on October 6 to discuss a prisoner exchange operation according to Trump's proposal.

Serbian President Vucic:

Everyone is preparing for war. It's just a question of which side someone belongs to.

We would like to avoid wars and conflicts, but I'm afraid no one wants to listen anymore. Everyone is really and seriously preparing for wars.

Somalia: Al-Shabaab attacked the Godka Jilicow intelligence center in Mogadishu.

Flames rose from the facility after the attack.

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir:

If Hamas continues to exist after the release of all the hostages - we will withdraw from the government.

Netanyahu:

The US and Israel will limit the negotiations to a few days.

Afterwards, Hamas will be dismantled either militarily or politically.

Netanyahu:

All the hostages, alive and dead, will return with the army's presence deep inside the Gaza Strip.

NEW: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says the Trump administration told him the Defense Department will federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members and deploy them in-state — against his wishes.

A Turkish activist from the Sumud Flotilla:

Israeli soldiers forcibly removed the headscarves of female prisoners.

Our friends who were not wearing headscarves gave their T-shirts so that the others could cover their heads.

Czech politician Andrej Babiš, winner of the recent parliamentary elections:

Ukraine is not prepared for EU.

We have to end the war first. And we will, of course we can cooperate with Ukraine, but you are not ready for EU.

#BREAKING: Trump:

Israel has agreed to the initial withdrawal line shared with Hamas.

Once Hamas confirms, the Ceasefire will be IMMEDIATELY effective, Hostage and Prisoner Exchange will begin, and we’ll move toward ending this 3,000 YEAR CATASTROPHE.

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem to Arab countries:

Look at Spain. I wish you were like them. But I ask for less than that from you.

I want you not to put pressure on the resistance.

If you do not support the resistance, do not support the Palestinian nation, and do not stand up against Israel, at least do not put pressure on them.

Do not act in a way that allows Israel to take advantage of your actions.

A Sky News investigation has revealed that Israel is secretly backing a Gaza militia led by Yasser Abu Shabab, a former looter who is now positioning himself as a post-war ruler of Gaza.

The group, known as the Popular Forces, has received food from the US-funded Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, despite the charity’s claim of neutrality.

Interviews with an IDF soldier and a militia commander confirm that Israel allows the smuggling of cash, cars and weapons to the group through the Kerem Shalom crossing.

Satellite images and social media videos show the militia living in luxury within southern Gaza, surrounded by villas, imported vehicles and stacks of cash, while much of the enclave remains in ruins.

A leaked UN report previously named Abu Shabab’s men as key players in the looting of aid convoys, with cigarette smuggling as their main source of income.

The IDF soldier told Sky News that coordination with the Popular Forces runs through Israel’s Shin Bet and involves Muslim Bedouin troops from Unit 585, stationed at the border.

Experts say the strategy mirrors past Israeli efforts to “divide and conquer” Palestinian factions, using local warlords to weaken Hamas’s control and preserve Israeli influence in Gaza.

Although the group denies political ambitions, Abu Shabab’s commanders now speak openly about plans to govern Gaza, reform schools and hold a referendum on relations with Israel.

Source: Sky News

Rome: At least 250,000 people joined the march for Gaza today.

Barcelona: 300,000 people marched in one of the largest pro-Palestinian protests in the city’s history.

Greta Thunberg told Swedish officials she is facing harsh treatment in Israeli custody after being detained from a Gaza aid flotilla.

Swedish Foreign Ministry said Thunberg reported dehydration, lack of food and water, and rashes from bedbug-infested cells, adding she was forced to sit for long periods on hard surfaces.

WATCH: Israeli drone footage reveals the scale of destruction in Gaza.

Hamas:

The occupation's continued bombing, massacres, and daily bloody escalation expose Netanyahu's lies about scaling back military operations.